The Forum for Regional Thinking and Israel in the Middle East research cluster at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute provide the Israeli public with current, diverse, and in-depth scholarly analysis of the Middle East and the Palestinians,
based on the view of Israel as essentially a Middle-Eastern country. On the Forum's website, you will find a wealth of texts, podcasts, and videos by the Forum fellows, researchers, experts, and writers.

Starvation and Denial: Israel’s Use of Starvation as a Weapon of War in Gaza

Arguing that starvation was weaponized, this report examines Israel’s wartime policies toward the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Dr. Shmuel Lederman shows that the severe hunger crisis of mid-2025 was the culmination of a continuous process initiated at the war's start, and highlights how the Israeli narrative obscured these deliberate policy choices

What the Question “Why Don’t Gazans Revolt?” Fails to Understand

Many Gazans actively oppose Hamas, and even more do not support it. Political analyst Jaser...

The Regional Change and Resistance to Oppression

Recent shifts in the regional balance of power have exposed the limits of the old...

When the Powers Make Peace Over Our Heads

New regional agreements were signed in June between Iran, the US, Israel, and even Lebanon...

Gazan Art under Israel’s Destructionist Warfare

From the bombed venues and refugee tents of Gaza, artists are creating films that document...

War, Social Disintegration, and the Question of Recovery

How has Gazan society changed since the war? Analyst Jaser Abu Musa looks beyond the...

Chaos as Purpose: Israel’s Anti-Militia Policy

Is instability an unintended consequence, or the purpose of Israeli policy? Over the past few...

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A monthly newsletter dedicated to analyzing Israel’s relations in the Middle East from diverse perspectives, edited by Dr. Eli Osheroff

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